In 1969 Wesley moves to iconic Big Sur with a car, and $300. He is soon immersed in an epic adventure that include wild fires, wild parties, marijuana cultivation, and being chased by sheriff's deputies. We follow Wesley as he becomes the largest grower of high grade sinsemilla on the coast.

Action,Adventure,Crime,Drama

Wesley stumbles upon Big Sur in 1969. He finds a job, settles in to the Big Sur life, and then finds a cabin in the mountains to live in. He begins cultivating marijuana as a side line for extra cash, and soon takes on a partner. The sheriff gets involved and in a wildfire, the cabin is lost.

Wesley takes on a new partner in a new location, increasing the grow to two thousand plants. The trail head to the gardens is a owned by a Madame from Nevada who has frequent parties hosting her prostitutes. Wesley, pursued by the sheriff, suffers a setback, is resurrected, and (maybe) retires.

Big Sur, CA

Yes

Rags to Riches,Internal Journey/Rebirth

Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Twist

Nudity,Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity

Name: Wesley Daggert

Age: 19-30

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Masculine,Leader,Secretive,Skillful,Confident

Name: Deputy Pickett

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Aggressive,Confident,Decisive,Leader,Masculine,Secretive,Unapologetic

Name: Kade Rudman

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Blunt,Skillful,Secretive,Confident,Lone Wolf,Leader

Name: John Stalkinger

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Aggressive,Crazy,Decisive,Heroic,Lone Wolf,Unapologetic,Secretive,Skillful,Blunt,Masculine

Raising Mary Jane is set along, arguably, the most beautiful coastline on the planet. With it's dramatic sweeping vistas of ocean breaking on granite cliffs, the viewer is immediate captivated. The story takes place in the 1970s, an age of abandon and hallucinogenic drug use, and follows a young man whose main purpose is to make more money and get higher on the mountain. He finds that money does indeed grow on trees, in the form of marijuana, and proceeds to grow as much as he can. Big Sur is a small community with a certain wildness, and we follow Wesley through wild parties, his meeting a cast of characters, his surviving wild fires that rage through the mountains burning his own cabin, and a very dedicated sheriff's deputy who feels he has Wesley's number. We meet a Madame and her loyal prostitutes who live at the trail head to Wesley's gardens, and we spend hot days under the cover of sagebrush working the crop. There are night scenes, rain storms, and drama, and always the backdrop of Big Sur's incredible beauty. The story is a good precursor to the legalization of marijuana.

Christian Van Allen called Big Sur, CA home for 45 years. He is the father of two beautiful daughters and presently lives in a small town in the Sierras with his cat Cocoa. He is currently sorting out ideas for his next book.

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Male Leaning,Female Leaning

People interested in Big Sur, people interested in the history of marijuana cultivation.

Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: WanderWorld Press

Year Published: 2019

No

978-0-9600925-0-5